Who goes around and take photos of the automatic hand dryers in bathrooms? A man by the name of Doug Wilson. This designer, filmmaker, art director and teacher gets his creative inspiration from things such as street signs and retro photography.
Doug Wilson loves to travel, and when he does he always brings his camera with him. His latest photographic series is unusual but quite interesting. While driving along the United States and flying around the world, Wilson brought his camera into public bathrooms to take pictures of the automatic hand dryers in his series Air Dryers from Around the World.
Flipping through the large amount of photographs, you will notice all the different shapes, sizes and colors of hand dryers found in public bathrooms. I wonder if anyone gave him a hard time for taking photos in the bathroom.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Public Bathroom Photography
- A rising trend of capturing mundane objects in public spaces and transforming them into art, presents an opportunity for creating art with new mediums.
- Unconventional Photography Collections
- Developing diverse collections of uncommon photographs presents an opportunity for introducing diversity into the art world.
- Exploring Mundane Objects
- Exploring mundane objects with curiosity and innovation presents opportunities for discovering new perspectives in the art and design industry.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Art and Photography
- The art and photography industry can take inspiration from Doug Wilson's work on transforming overlooked objects into thought-provoking pieces.
- Industrial Design
- Industrial designers can leverage innovative designs from hand dryers around the world as inspiration for designing and innovating different products.
- Hospitality
- Hospitality industries, mainly those that focus on commercial bathrooms can benefit from the inspiration of the variety of designs of hand-dryers in order to innovate and upgrade.
